Old Earth Primary School

CalderdaleAcademy converter

Lower Edge Road, Elland, HX5 9PL

Headteacher: Mr Daniel BurnsSchool website ↗Pupils: 455 (capacity: 472)Part of OLD EARTH SCHOOL
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
63.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
8.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 69%·Writing 71%·Maths 80%All three 63%
Reading
Expected69%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected71%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected80%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
63
How many got their first choice?
59of 63 (93.7%)
How many applied in total?
107

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
16.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
6.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
12.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
221 girls, 234 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 75% (2016/17), currently 63%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1653.0%9.0%+2.4-5.8+4.7
2016/1775.0%5.0%+0.4-1.7+2.7
2017/1873.0%13.0%+0.1-0.9+1.5
2018/1975.0%15.0%+0.8-0.2+1.4
2022/2368.0%13.0%+2.4+2.6+2.4
2023/2467.0%8.0%---
2024/2563.0%8.0%---
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